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kerry is in ukraine's capital of kiev. the secretary also visited independence square, which had been the center of protests and where a huge memorial has now been erected to those killed before president yanukovych was ousted. we'll bring you secretary kerry's remarks live when he starts. again, that's in about 15 minutes from now. meantime, speaking publicly for the first time since the ukraine crisis boiled over, president putin accused the west of encouraging a, quote, unconstitutional coup in ukraine and said russia reserves the right to use military force as a, quote, last resort. however, these images, obviously, are stirring. russian troops, who had taken control of a ukrainian air base in crimea fired warning shots as ukraine soldiers approached. all this as we said with secretary of state john kerry now in ukraine in a show of support. nbc news chief fortunate affairs correspondent andrea mitchell joins us now by phone in kiev. andrea, do we have a preview of what we might hear from secretary kerry? >> well, secr
kerry is in ukraine's capital of kiev. the secretary also visited independence square, which had been the center of protests and where a huge memorial has now been erected to those killed before president yanukovych was ousted. we'll bring you secretary kerry's remarks live when he starts. again, that's in about 15 minutes from now. meantime, speaking publicly for the first time since the ukraine crisis boiled over, president putin accused the west of encouraging a, quote, unconstitutional coup...
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i think kerry is looking good. >> yeah, i mean, kerry is really -- i think history will judge him as a strong and effective secretary of state. the man is indefatigable. in the middle of all this, he's also trying to make peace in the middle east and handle a bunch of other krecrises. >> by the way, have you noticed a very observant jewish guy with a beard and a black hat who always seems to be ten feet from kerry? i'm dead serious point, i get a feeling the kiev government wants to think they're anti-sumettic and not fashionest. he's been within ten feet of him. >> there's a history there. they have to make sure that people have that impression. >> there he is on the right. i don't want to -- there's nothing more serious in the last century than that issue of the holocaust, but it is interesting, they don't want to be nailed. >> no, they don't. so smart of kerry, though, to take that walk through -- >> there he is again. >> -- through kiev and demonstrate the lie that putin is telling about how this chaos in the streets of kiev. there is not, in fact. >> peggy nunen gave a great tri
i think kerry is looking good. >> yeah, i mean, kerry is really -- i think history will judge him as a strong and effective secretary of state. the man is indefatigable. in the middle of all this, he's also trying to make peace in the middle east and handle a bunch of other krecrises. >> by the way, have you noticed a very observant jewish guy with a beard and a black hat who always seems to be ten feet from kerry? i'm dead serious point, i get a feeling the kiev government wants to...
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i think john kerry's been very strong. he's been over there, we saw him yesterday in kiev with the people of ukraine. he's brought it back to what it is. he's saying they want consent of the people. they want an economy that will louse people to live. i think he's bringing it back to -- that allows people to live. i think he's bringing it back to what they want. >> our interests in this area are so much more minimal than russia's. >> less -- more minimal than europe. europe has more at stake here, as well. >> absolutely. what we're willing to do given what putin's willing to do is far different. that handcuffs us a little bit. i think the idea that we have to be strong to prevent another one somewhere else is not realistic in terms of the way that geopolitical situations work. i think economic measures dealing with sanctions, dealing with business entanglement will be much more effective than any military possibility. and also one note -- a poll came out recently, this week, from the kremlin. this is extraordiflare. 73% of
i think john kerry's been very strong. he's been over there, we saw him yesterday in kiev with the people of ukraine. he's brought it back to what it is. he's saying they want consent of the people. they want an economy that will louse people to live. i think he's bringing it back to -- that allows people to live. i think he's bringing it back to what they want. >> our interests in this area are so much more minimal than russia's. >> less -- more minimal than europe. europe has more...
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i'm a big fan of kerry's efforts -- >> he doesn't have kind words for obama, but he really praised kerry today. he's carrying this ball up a very steep hill. the chances are slim. that's the safe thing to say. it's probably also the accurate thing to say. but kerry is probably going to get his framework agreement and that means all of the issues then -- >> pretend you're perez, you're going to believe, right? >> he's an optimist. >> just to get to the politics, a lot of people in this country are thinking why is there a problem here? the territories will be roughly figured out. >> everybody knows what it looks like. >> figure out something about east jerusalem somehow -- i said east germany. >> that's been solved. >> but try to figure it out somehow. is there a dream in the hearts of the moderate that some day there -- somehow the demographics will change and at some point it won't be a jewish state? >> that's what a lot of people keep in their minds. president obama's credit, he says the demographics aren't for you. if you want a haven for jewish people after 2,000 years of unhappiness
i'm a big fan of kerry's efforts -- >> he doesn't have kind words for obama, but he really praised kerry today. he's carrying this ball up a very steep hill. the chances are slim. that's the safe thing to say. it's probably also the accurate thing to say. but kerry is probably going to get his framework agreement and that means all of the issues then -- >> pretend you're perez, you're going to believe, right? >> he's an optimist. >> just to get to the politics, a lot of...
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we'll have a live report from nbc's bill neely in crimea and mike mcfall, as secretary of state john kerry heads to kiev tonight. >> the fact is he's going to lose on the international stage. russia is going to lose and russian people are going to lose, he's going to lose all of the glow that came out of the olympics, his $60 billion extravaganza. not going to have a sochi g8 and may not remain in the g-8 if this continues. >> snow more. 17 days until spring as another winter storm slams the east coast after icing over the midwest and south. we'll have the latest as we dig ourselves out right here in d.c. >> the problems will linger on the roads but should we taper off in the early afternoon in terms of the snow, that will give road crews a big head start on what is going to be a deep freeze tonight. near record setting lows here in washington, d.c. >> and the oscar goes to -- between the all-star selfies and pizza break, it belonged on lifetime performances on films that captured the human spirit. >> when i look down at the golden statue, may it remind me and every little child, no matter
we'll have a live report from nbc's bill neely in crimea and mike mcfall, as secretary of state john kerry heads to kiev tonight. >> the fact is he's going to lose on the international stage. russia is going to lose and russian people are going to lose, he's going to lose all of the glow that came out of the olympics, his $60 billion extravaganza. not going to have a sochi g8 and may not remain in the g-8 if this continues. >> snow more. 17 days until spring as another winter storm...
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you heard john kerry more warnings. i've talked to some folks. there are some moves they could make and could make right now. they're not act of war moves. they are immediate economic sanctions. russia's largest banks are state owned banks. you could choke them economically in a hurry. the largest energy company is a pal of putin. just do it. just suspend it, be move, start the meeting. that was the sense that you're wondering why isn't the president out there saying okay, we have made these moves. he's done this. you know, it was before it was trying to play some diplomacy. but they've got this 24 hours and you hear john kerry with more warnings. they know he's got to act no more just issuing is harshly worded statements. >> tina brown, look, part of the bush era a lot of people recoiled against was the idea of talking tough and projecting american power as if somehow feeling better about that makes the world better. >> absolutely. there's no need to go off and be bellicose. now it's now what. marco rubio actually said haggle and kerry should go
you heard john kerry more warnings. i've talked to some folks. there are some moves they could make and could make right now. they're not act of war moves. they are immediate economic sanctions. russia's largest banks are state owned banks. you could choke them economically in a hurry. the largest energy company is a pal of putin. just do it. just suspend it, be move, start the meeting. that was the sense that you're wondering why isn't the president out there saying okay, we have made these...
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kerry is in ukraine's capital of kiev. the secretary also visited independence square, which had been the center of protests and where a huge memorial has now been erected to those killed before president yanukovych was ousted. we'll bring you secretary kerry's remarks live when he starts.
kerry is in ukraine's capital of kiev. the secretary also visited independence square, which had been the center of protests and where a huge memorial has now been erected to those killed before president yanukovych was ousted. we'll bring you secretary kerry's remarks live when he starts.
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i'm now joined by secretary of state john kerry. mr. secretary, welcome back to "meet the press." >> glad to be with you. thank you. >> for the past ten days, the administration officials and the president himself have basically said to russia don't do this or else. here just friday, the president laying it out when he spoke to vladimir putin. >> the united states will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in ukraine. >> now, you've called this an invasion. so what are the costs? >> well, we're now discussing all of the options. this is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th century behavior in the 21st century and there's no way to start with that if russia persists in this that the g-8 countries are going to assemble in sochi. that's a starter. but there's much more than that. russia has major investment and trade needs and desires. i think there's a unified view by all of the foreign ministers i talked with yeste
i'm now joined by secretary of state john kerry. mr. secretary, welcome back to "meet the press." >> glad to be with you. thank you. >> for the past ten days, the administration officials and the president himself have basically said to russia don't do this or else. here just friday, the president laying it out when he spoke to vladimir putin. >> the united states will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military...
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my staff was extremely nervous, but that's all right. >> let john kerry be john kerry, #jktweetsagain. hillary clinton making a decision whether she'll run, whether she won't run, how much do you think benghazi and admitted state department failures of security, which were articulated in the state department's own report, how much will that be an issue or not be an issue? >> one of the great virtues of hillary would be sitting here and say the same thing, one of the great virtues of this job is i will not get engaged in presidential and domestic politics. >> do you miss politics at all? >> i beg your part season. >> do you mispolitics at all? >> i miss the years of senator and i miss a lot of aspects of it, yeah, i do, but this is a spectacular job. and i love doing what i'm doing. and i love the fact that for a concentrated period of time, even though i missed some of the other aspects, not all of them, mind you, i am able to focus on a specific task, a specific set of issues. and that is a luxury, believe me, to not have to go to a fund-raiser and not have to ask people for money, t
my staff was extremely nervous, but that's all right. >> let john kerry be john kerry, #jktweetsagain. hillary clinton making a decision whether she'll run, whether she won't run, how much do you think benghazi and admitted state department failures of security, which were articulated in the state department's own report, how much will that be an issue or not be an issue? >> one of the great virtues of hillary would be sitting here and say the same thing, one of the great virtues of...
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will secretary kerry's visit help? and hillary clinton goes after putin with a nazi germany comparison. does that enhance her poll numbers? >>> and john travolta's mea culpa. >>> good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it's wednesday, march 5th. welcome to "way too early," trying to limit its flubs to one syllable. it depends on where you put the emphasis on the syllable. meeting with his russian counterpart to talk through mounting tensions through ukraine. secretary kerry visited kiev, bringing with him prayers for slain protesters and $1 billion aid
will secretary kerry's visit help? and hillary clinton goes after putin with a nazi germany comparison. does that enhance her poll numbers? >>> and john travolta's mea culpa. >>> good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it's wednesday, march 5th. welcome to "way too early," trying to limit its flubs to one syllable. it depends on where you put the emphasis on the syllable. meeting with his russian counterpart to talk through mounting tensions through ukraine. secretary...
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he actually traveled to paris with kerry after kerry's high profile visit to that country's capital yesterday. the meeting concluded with issuing of the statements saying in part, "united states, united kingdom, and ukraine agreed direct talks between ukraine and russia facilitated as needed by members of the international community are crucial to resolving the current situation." meantime, russian troops remain in firm control of ukraine's crimea peninsula, amid lingering fears they will not stop there. jim maceda joins us live from moscow with more on the diplomatic efforts under way. jim, what's the latest? >> reporter: hi, there, tamron, well, that meeting you referred to was indeed brief, kerry did urge lavrov to have direct talks. that seems to be an important theme now, unifying this swirl of activity. it was their first face-to-face since the ukraine crisis escalated. that is just one example of this, again, this flurry happening over the past 24 hours, tamron, the chances of avoiding war in ukraine seem to have gotten a boost from vladimir putin's comments. yesterday if you recall, h
he actually traveled to paris with kerry after kerry's high profile visit to that country's capital yesterday. the meeting concluded with issuing of the statements saying in part, "united states, united kingdom, and ukraine agreed direct talks between ukraine and russia facilitated as needed by members of the international community are crucial to resolving the current situation." meantime, russian troops remain in firm control of ukraine's crimea peninsula, amid lingering fears they...
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kerry med with sergey lavrov. afterwards, he spoke of hope for de-escalation of tension. >> russia made a choice. and we have clearly stated that we believe it is the wrong choice, that is the choice to move troops into crimea. russia can now choose to de-escalate this situation. and we are committed to working with russia. and together with our friends and allies in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to de-escalation. the united states is ready to work with all parties to make that happen and to make it happen as soon as possible. >> russian president vladimir putin has also spoken to angela merkel today. if diplomacy fails, the u.s. and its allies could put in sanctions against russia in a matter of days. howard fineman and michael mcfall. he's now a fellow at the hoover institution and an msnbc analyst. mr. ambassador, it's great to the united states is ready to work with all parties to make that happen and to make it happen as soon as possible. >> russian president vladimir p
kerry med with sergey lavrov. afterwards, he spoke of hope for de-escalation of tension. >> russia made a choice. and we have clearly stated that we believe it is the wrong choice, that is the choice to move troops into crimea. russia can now choose to de-escalate this situation. and we are committed to working with russia. and together with our friends and allies in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to de-escalation. the united states is ready to work...
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secretary of state john kerry flies to ukraine tomorrow. after the meeting today with the president of moldova, another former soviet republic whose security may depend on the result in ukraine. on sunday, kerry was quite strident in his condemnation of russia. >> this is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th-century behavior in the 21st century. >> financial markets today appear to be exacting their own revenge on russia, and investors as a whole. u.s. markets are down triple digits in midday trading. while the main russian exchange lost about 11% of its value and the russian ruble hit an all-time low against the dollar. still, the question remains, how should the u.s. respond to this crisis, which began after the ouster of ukraine's pro-russia regime last month? the answer among some hawks is, naturally, first blame president obama. the "washington post" editorial section wrote today, "president obama has led a foreign policy based more on how he thinks the world should operate than o
secretary of state john kerry flies to ukraine tomorrow. after the meeting today with the president of moldova, another former soviet republic whose security may depend on the result in ukraine. on sunday, kerry was quite strident in his condemnation of russia. >> this is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th-century behavior in the 21st century. >> financial markets today appear to be exacting their own revenge on russia, and...
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is it kerry on the ground there? >> well, unfortunately, i'm not sure how much kerry on the ground will accomplish. i think it's a show of support for ukraine, but what i'm really looking at now is, do we see violence? it's a disturbing report the ukrainian troops have been ordered to surrender and we now have a real threat of force in the air. thus far, we sort of have military presence, but there has not been shooting and that could really take things to another level. so kerry's trip will be interesting, important show of support from washington for ukraine, but i think the big question now is, you know, do we start to see bloodshed that really escalates this situation. >> absolutely, michael, and we know the president has talked about cancelling the trip to the summit, shelving the trade agreement, as well as we heard secretary kerry talk about perhaps kicking moscow out of the group of eight, but the reality is, we've heard these types of threats or this type of positioning against russia in the past. "the new y
is it kerry on the ground there? >> well, unfortunately, i'm not sure how much kerry on the ground will accomplish. i think it's a show of support for ukraine, but what i'm really looking at now is, do we see violence? it's a disturbing report the ukrainian troops have been ordered to surrender and we now have a real threat of force in the air. thus far, we sort of have military presence, but there has not been shooting and that could really take things to another level. so kerry's trip...
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i think secretary kerry did a good job today, it appears, in his visit to ukraine. the house majority leader, eric cantor, has actually supported the administration and i think that's appropriate because right now we need a strong secretary of state, we need a strong president, and it's appropriate to back president obama when he's trying to negotiate with vladimir putin. >> i want to go back just for one second. in the case of benghazi, the people who did that are being investigated. when you talk about what is happening in russia, this is in russia's sphere of influence, they have done something and now we have not only consequences, bipartisan consequences coming together. meaning we're not going to invade, go to war with russia over what they're doing in crimea, but there is a package of sanctions, economic assistance going to ukraine, talk about potential sanctions. we are negotiating what to do. what is it the gop wants done? >> i think the response to ukraine, it's been a little bit tardy but it's basically reassuring. there are all kinds of other problems he
i think secretary kerry did a good job today, it appears, in his visit to ukraine. the house majority leader, eric cantor, has actually supported the administration and i think that's appropriate because right now we need a strong secretary of state, we need a strong president, and it's appropriate to back president obama when he's trying to negotiate with vladimir putin. >> i want to go back just for one second. in the case of benghazi, the people who did that are being investigated....
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we have heard from secretary kerry once. here he was earlier laying the foundation before the talks began. >> the united states of america, the russian federation, and the united kingdom of great britain and north ireland reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of ukraine. weapons will not be used against ukraine. >> congress is stepping in, and russian president vladimir putin, here was speaker boehner this morning on the subject. >> steps that have not been taken over the last three or four years frankly allowed putin to believe that he could do what he's doing without -- without any reaction from us. but given where we are, we're here in a bipartisan way trying to irk with with the president. >> john boehner urging more action and the u.s. is not alone in offering up assistance. the european union is now offering a massive aid package, $15 billion to the interim yo ukrainian government. here to help sort through all this is senior oba
we have heard from secretary kerry once. here he was earlier laying the foundation before the talks began. >> the united states of america, the russian federation, and the united kingdom of great britain and north ireland reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of ukraine. weapons will not be used against ukraine. >> congress is stepping in, and russian president vladimir putin, here was speaker...
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secretary of state kerry arriving in kiev today. ukraine, of course, on tuesday, that happened today, and reaffirmed the united states' support for the country's new leaders. kerry made it clear, russia will face consequences from the international community if russian president vladimir putin continues to act in aggression. president obama addressed the situation at a budget meeting earlier today. >> above all, we believe that the ukrainian people should be able to decide their own future, which is why the world should be focused on helping them stabilize the situation economically and move toward the fair and free elections that are currently scheduled to take place in may. there have been some reports that president putin is pausing for a moment and reflecting on what's happened. >> earlier today, the kremlin reported putin ordered tens of thousands of russian troops participating in military exercises to return to their bases. moscow has denied the military exercises were linked to the situation in the ukraine, so it's unclear i
secretary of state kerry arriving in kiev today. ukraine, of course, on tuesday, that happened today, and reaffirmed the united states' support for the country's new leaders. kerry made it clear, russia will face consequences from the international community if russian president vladimir putin continues to act in aggression. president obama addressed the situation at a budget meeting earlier today. >> above all, we believe that the ukrainian people should be able to decide their own...
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. >> this morning, secretary of state john kerry arrived. >> kerry's arrival coin sides with a proposed pact -- >> will europe go along with the united states to make it truly effective? >> there's not a clear black and white. >> that's because europe and the u.s. aren't entirely on the same page. >> merkel basically questioned putin's state of mind. >> he is living in a different world and the europeans understand that. >> there is a strong belief that russia's action is violating international law. >> in a press conference today, vladimir putin said i am certain that the ukrainian military and the russian military will not be facing each other. they will be on the same side in a fight. but hours before he said that, russian troops outside a ukrainian base fired warning shots at unarmed ukrainian soldiers who were marching towards them. according to vladimir putin, those were not russian troops, but, as he put it, quote, local defense units. putin continued to deny that russian troops have invaded ukraine. putin had this to say about what he called the united states meddling in the reg
. >> this morning, secretary of state john kerry arrived. >> kerry's arrival coin sides with a proposed pact -- >> will europe go along with the united states to make it truly effective? >> there's not a clear black and white. >> that's because europe and the u.s. aren't entirely on the same page. >> merkel basically questioned putin's state of mind. >> he is living in a different world and the europeans understand that. >> there is a strong...
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what more can you tell us about the aid package that kerry is delivering? >> well, it's $1 billion in loan guarantees, still has to be approved by congress. they seem to be pretty confident. when he arrived here, as you saw, we went immediately to the square. he lit a candle at the makeshift shrine to those who have fallen, surrounded by flowers, barbed wire as to how he felt and he said several times over, it's very moving. it's so moving, what people have sacrificed here. he has stopped and did stop frequently to talk to people, old and young and one older woman saying we are so poor. we are not separatists. we are poor. we need help. what the aid package also includes, chuck, is technical advice to the central bank, to the financial ministers, to try to recover stolen assets so they are sending people, the imf team is already on the ground. jack lew announced right now kerry is meeting with the transitional leaders, accompanied by the u.s. ambassador here and victoria nuland, who has played such an important role here in supporting the protesters and bec
what more can you tell us about the aid package that kerry is delivering? >> well, it's $1 billion in loan guarantees, still has to be approved by congress. they seem to be pretty confident. when he arrived here, as you saw, we went immediately to the square. he lit a candle at the makeshift shrine to those who have fallen, surrounded by flowers, barbed wire as to how he felt and he said several times over, it's very moving. it's so moving, what people have sacrificed here. he has stopped...
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well, following john kerry's offer tuesday of a billion u.s. dollars of aid for the ukrainian economy, today the european union weighed in, saying that they would come up with $15 billion worth of help, mainly in the form of grants and aid. it's not clear what the conditions will be that will go with that, but what we do know now is the international community is moving very fast to shore up the battered ukrainian economy, an economy which is already in a bad way, even without russia turning the economic screws, as we are now seeing. now, crimea's been quieter today, the russians tightening control down there. but the ukrainian prime minister described the russian action there as not only a threat to ukraine, but a threat to world peace. at the same time, though, the ukrainian government has confirmed they are in touch with the russian government. so there is some discussion going on, some diplomacy, kristen. >> all right, ian williams, thank you for that report. >>> let's turn now to russia where nbc's jim maceda joins us from moscow. what's t
well, following john kerry's offer tuesday of a billion u.s. dollars of aid for the ukrainian economy, today the european union weighed in, saying that they would come up with $15 billion worth of help, mainly in the form of grants and aid. it's not clear what the conditions will be that will go with that, but what we do know now is the international community is moving very fast to shore up the battered ukrainian economy, an economy which is already in a bad way, even without russia turning...
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secretary of state john kerry flies to ukraine tomorrow. after the meeting today with the president of moldova, another former soviet republic whose security may depend on the result in ukraine. on sunday, kerry was quite strident in his condemnation of russia. >> this is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th-century behavior in the 21st century. >> financial markets today appear to be exacting their own revenge on russia, and investors as a whole.
secretary of state john kerry flies to ukraine tomorrow. after the meeting today with the president of moldova, another former soviet republic whose security may depend on the result in ukraine. on sunday, kerry was quite strident in his condemnation of russia. >> this is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th-century behavior in the 21st century. >> financial markets today appear to be exacting their own revenge on russia, and...
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america's new darling, kerry washington, also presenting tonight. chris, how have the roles of black actors changed over the decades? >> yeah, i think it's incredible to think that 75 years ago hatty mcdaniel won this award. she was playing a servant in "gone with the wind." and we have a plethora, so much depth now. "the butler," "12 years a slave." a lot of it comes down to who's behind the scenes, who's writing these films, who's producing these films and in charge of telling these stories. lupita is a great example. she's a new actress. she's nominated in the same category that hatty mcdaniel was nominated in 75 years ago. she'll go on and probably have a lot of great film roles because there's so many great films in the black community right now. >> chris, nine films up for best picture. who takes it? >> i think it's a race between "gravity" and "12 years a slave." too close to call. >> i think "12 years a slave." >> either or? >> yeah. >> i think "gravity" has the slight edge. >> joe on the floor here saw "gravity" and was not a fan. >> oh, no
america's new darling, kerry washington, also presenting tonight. chris, how have the roles of black actors changed over the decades? >> yeah, i think it's incredible to think that 75 years ago hatty mcdaniel won this award. she was playing a servant in "gone with the wind." and we have a plethora, so much depth now. "the butler," "12 years a slave." a lot of it comes down to who's behind the scenes, who's writing these films, who's producing these films and...
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secretary of state john kerry is leading the diplomacy from paris now, where he's getting ready to meet with his russian counterpart in the next hour. earlier he met with ukrainian foreign minister and british foreign minister. back in washington, president obama is pushing that diplomatic off-ramp to russia, pull back troops, instead let international monitors make sure ethnic russians are okay. the president spent nearly an hour yesterday talking to the key european player in all of this, german chancellor angela merkel, and he told democrats at a fundraising dinner last night, "we may be able to deescalate over the next days and weeks, but it's a serious situation and we're spending a lot of time on it." at a budget event yesterday, he struck a similar tone. >> president putin is pausing for a moment and reflecting on what's happened. there is a strong belief that russia's action is violating international law. i know president putin seems to have a different set of lawyers making a different set of interpretations, but i don't think that's fooling anybody. >> i want to bring in form
secretary of state john kerry is leading the diplomacy from paris now, where he's getting ready to meet with his russian counterpart in the next hour. earlier he met with ukrainian foreign minister and british foreign minister. back in washington, president obama is pushing that diplomatic off-ramp to russia, pull back troops, instead let international monitors make sure ethnic russians are okay. the president spent nearly an hour yesterday talking to the key european player in all of this,...
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. >> -- of john kerry's performance. peggy noonan this morning in the "wall street journal" talks about how kerry right now is an indispensable voice for america on the global stage. >> doing exactly what we need our secretary of state to do. >> he really is. and she also said that he actually would speak out and has actually spoken out and been far more aggressive in his predecessor and didn't measure every word, let's say, for political reasons. >> assertive and clear. meanwhile, in washington, the president tried to give putin room and save face and back off. >> there is a strong belief that russia's action is violating international law. i know president putin seems to have a different set of lawyers making a different set of interpretations. but i don't think that's fooling anybody. >> during a standoff, russian soldiers fired warning shots at 200 unarmed ukrainian military personnel trying to enter their own air base. and then, we have this going on back in the u.s. republican senator lindsey graham used twitter to
. >> -- of john kerry's performance. peggy noonan this morning in the "wall street journal" talks about how kerry right now is an indispensable voice for america on the global stage. >> doing exactly what we need our secretary of state to do. >> he really is. and she also said that he actually would speak out and has actually spoken out and been far more aggressive in his predecessor and didn't measure every word, let's say, for political reasons. >> assertive...
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will secretary kerry's visit help? and hillary clinton goes after putin with a nazi germany comparison. does that enhance her poll numbers? >>> and john travolta's mea culpa. >>> good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it's wednesday, march 5th. welcome to "way too early," trying to limit its flubs to one syllable. it depends on where you put the emphasis on the syllable. meeting with his russian counterpart to talk through mounting tensions through ukraine. secretary kerry visited kiev, bringing with him prayers for slain protesters and $1 billion aid package, paid tribute to the fallen on the street. claiming no russian soldiers were occupying crimea. >> he denied that there were any russian troops in crimea, occupying crimea. >> he really denied there were troops in crimea? >> yes, he did. >> i think that it is clear that russia has been working hard to create a pretext for being able to invade further. >> trying to give putin room to save face and back off. >> there is a strong belief that russia's action is violating in
will secretary kerry's visit help? and hillary clinton goes after putin with a nazi germany comparison. does that enhance her poll numbers? >>> and john travolta's mea culpa. >>> good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it's wednesday, march 5th. welcome to "way too early," trying to limit its flubs to one syllable. it depends on where you put the emphasis on the syllable. meeting with his russian counterpart to talk through mounting tensions through ukraine. secretary...
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kerry is landing there in an hour and entering a diplomatic hornet's net. what do we know on his agenda today? >> reporter: good morning, thomas. the secretary of state will land here into a very foggy and drizzle be kiev about an hour and a half from now. primarily as a show of support for ukraine's interim government. he'll be meeting government leaders. he also will be going to parliament here. at which protesters have already been gathering and urging the government and john kerry to take a tough line against moscow. we are probably going to hear tough words. certainly there will be some pretty combative recognize r ii john contrary. the ukrainians are keen to see what he can put on the table and what support there might be for an economy here which is in free-fall. his visit, of course, coinciding with the visit from the imf looking at ways to rescue the beleaguered economy. certainly they will be looking to see what sort of firm spo support, what measures kerry can put behind the strong words we have seen so far. >> nbc news ian williams, thanks so mu
kerry is landing there in an hour and entering a diplomatic hornet's net. what do we know on his agenda today? >> reporter: good morning, thomas. the secretary of state will land here into a very foggy and drizzle be kiev about an hour and a half from now. primarily as a show of support for ukraine's interim government. he'll be meeting government leaders. he also will be going to parliament here. at which protesters have already been gathering and urging the government and john kerry to...
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not what secretary of state john kerry is saying. and the u.s. and europe, one very basic thing the u.s. can do, start providing more energy to europe. europe depends on russian gas. putin is banking on that, that europe won't act in this situation. we could start in the long term changing that energy balance. getting more american gas to europe. >> mr. ambassador, where can the west find leverage over russia? the u.s. needs to work with them. it's not an isolated incident. we have syria we have iran. david is just talking about the major economic and energy ties there with europe. so where does the leverage come from? >> i think we should not overstate the problems of pushing back very hard against the russians. the russians, yes, they are trying to be somewhat helpful in our conversations with iran. and we need them to do something on syria, but they've not been key to either of these. certainly not on the iran side. we can deal with the iran negotiations on nuclear, without the russians. so i don't think we should be constrained by other issue
not what secretary of state john kerry is saying. and the u.s. and europe, one very basic thing the u.s. can do, start providing more energy to europe. europe depends on russian gas. putin is banking on that, that europe won't act in this situation. we could start in the long term changing that energy balance. getting more american gas to europe. >> mr. ambassador, where can the west find leverage over russia? the u.s. needs to work with them. it's not an isolated incident. we have syria...
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kerry washington plays olivia pope, a d.c. fixer who spends her days keeping politicians' scandal out of the headlines. >> if you get subpoenaed in front of a grand jury, you can testify as an officer of the court that i was working on my own. i didn't blackmail or threaten her. if you don't get subpoenaed, this never happened. >> it's handled. >> no matter the problem is handled. the show's a rating success and a groundbreaking series as washington is the first black woman to lead a tv drama in almost 40 years. but the show's also a social media phenomenon. when "scandal" is on, twitter is taken over by its fans. the show's cast and creator live tweet the show. joining a conversation of thousands, including celebrity fans like mary j. blige, jessica simpson, and mariah carey. in november, kerry tweeted shock and awe. just woke up and watched scandal. floored, and probably won't recover for years. she is not the only one floored with scenes like this. >> she told you there was a problem in the plan, but it was a lie. there nev
kerry washington plays olivia pope, a d.c. fixer who spends her days keeping politicians' scandal out of the headlines. >> if you get subpoenaed in front of a grand jury, you can testify as an officer of the court that i was working on my own. i didn't blackmail or threaten her. if you don't get subpoenaed, this never happened. >> it's handled. >> no matter the problem is handled. the show's a rating success and a groundbreaking series as washington is the first black woman to...
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secretary kerry heads to ukraine later today. back at home, it may actually be chillier inside than outside. when president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu meet today. we have new details from the reporter who sat down with the president to preview the meeting of the upcoming mideast peace talks. >>> plus, whether you're talking presidents, governors, or gazillionaire gad flies, week two of the tdr 50 is ready to roll. >>> good morning from a wild and winltry washington. as you can see behind me, it's monday, march 3rd, 2014. the government is closed today. we'll get to the first reads in a moment. let's get the latest on the winter storm system impacting more than 130 million people and has shut down the federal government yet again. new jersey just joined three other states and the district of columbia to declare a state of emergency. the storm system has iced roads and dropped temperatures across the ohio valley as well as into kentucky. nasa tweeted this image showing just how vast this storm system is. an
secretary kerry heads to ukraine later today. back at home, it may actually be chillier inside than outside. when president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu meet today. we have new details from the reporter who sat down with the president to preview the meeting of the upcoming mideast peace talks. >>> plus, whether you're talking presidents, governors, or gazillionaire gad flies, week two of the tdr 50 is ready to roll. >>> good morning from a wild and...
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with secretary of state john kerry in kiev today to discuss certainly ways to end the crisis, there's emerging now moscow's end game. it's becoming much clearer. according to senior russian officials only way out of there. ousting yanukovych and returning to the february 21st agreement which calls for new elections by december. the problem, betty, kiev and washington both say that plan has been way overtaken by events. back to you. >> reporter: jim, we will be watching. thank you very much for that update. >>> later today in washington, president obama will unveil his 2015 budget proposal. $1 trillion plan expected to call for an end of era of austerity. he will ask for job training and early childhood education and other programs aimed at jolting the middle class. mr. obama also wants to expand the earned income tax credit. one of the most popular credits for the working poor but a short shelf life. republicans are voicing already their disagreements with many issues. house speaker john boehner says these early details prove the president was never serious in addressing the nation's
with secretary of state john kerry in kiev today to discuss certainly ways to end the crisis, there's emerging now moscow's end game. it's becoming much clearer. according to senior russian officials only way out of there. ousting yanukovych and returning to the february 21st agreement which calls for new elections by december. the problem, betty, kiev and washington both say that plan has been way overtaken by events. back to you. >> reporter: jim, we will be watching. thank you very...
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we saw during secretary of state kerry's visit that you were part of. i feel quite safe at this point and we enjoy superb support from the ukrainian government and security forces and local police here. >> just to give you a chance to respond to what vladimir putin said about the u.s. starting this whole crisis and u.s. meddling in what he considers understandably his territory, the president acknowledged the long relationship between crimea and russia preceding in the 50s when that was turned over to ukraine. there is a territorial issue here. how do you respond to putin's charge of your meddling and they heard you and ambassador newlin talking about who should be in the government who shouldn't be in the government? >> our role here in ukraine has been a diplomatic one. to suggest that the dramatic changes that have happened over the past three months were somehow instigated by the united states is crazy. this is a victory for the ukrainian people. and the united states role as the new government has taken power has been to signal support. but in no w
we saw during secretary of state kerry's visit that you were part of. i feel quite safe at this point and we enjoy superb support from the ukrainian government and security forces and local police here. >> just to give you a chance to respond to what vladimir putin said about the u.s. starting this whole crisis and u.s. meddling in what he considers understandably his territory, the president acknowledged the long relationship between crimea and russia preceding in the 50s when that was...
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we've never had a secretary of state so committed as secretary kerry to this. he's going to be leading the global negotiations. that's very powerful. make a plan, show how the world can do this. show why it's good for the economy. just like you were saying. show why there's a practical course with electric vehicles rather than internal combustion engines. with renewable energy, solar and wind and other technologies. these are things that can really be done. but we have to now make the case also to the public. not just we're going to cap this and that. that's too ugly. it's technical. it doesn't inspire. but what could inspire is look at what america could look like in 20 or 30 years. much smarter transport, smarter cities. >> that's the sputnik moment. >> absolutely. >> let me go back to the building blocks like the sputnik movement before we let you go. bill, this is the question that keeps coming up. though is seems elementary. you're the science guy and can explain these things. fls a polar vortex. republicans say what climate change. al gore, his theories h
we've never had a secretary of state so committed as secretary kerry to this. he's going to be leading the global negotiations. that's very powerful. make a plan, show how the world can do this. show why it's good for the economy. just like you were saying. show why there's a practical course with electric vehicles rather than internal combustion engines. with renewable energy, solar and wind and other technologies. these are things that can really be done. but we have to now make the case also...
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kerry said he was coming as a gesture of support to the interim ukrainian government. he was well received when he visited the barricades that turned into a shrine covered in flowers for those many of whom were shot by snipers during the violence of just a few days ago, which saw the overthrow of yanukovych. now, also at the same time, he went and met leaders and told them about this offer, a bill dollar loan agreement. i think the tone of what he has been saying here is well received in terms of the passion and also in terms of the disdain towards the comments that came from putin earlier. so generally it's been very well received here. good comments on the social media. and i guess really now is how he can turn this offer the financial aid into something concrete with the help of the imf and the eu, ronan. >> a tough climate out there. we appreciate you joining us. ian williams reporting from kiev. thank you again. >>> in this tug of war you just heard about between america and russia, the question remains is anything strong enough to over -- on why russia is so inve
kerry said he was coming as a gesture of support to the interim ukrainian government. he was well received when he visited the barricades that turned into a shrine covered in flowers for those many of whom were shot by snipers during the violence of just a few days ago, which saw the overthrow of yanukovych. now, also at the same time, he went and met leaders and told them about this offer, a bill dollar loan agreement. i think the tone of what he has been saying here is well received in terms...
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kerry was hoping he could broker a meeting between the russian foreign minister and the new ukrainian foreign minister, but the russian foreign minister would have known noneover it and claimed to the press that he had no idea that the ukrainian foreign minister was there. secretary kerry sounded optim t optimistic after his discussions today. >> i don't think any of us had the anticipation coming here at this moment of heightened confrontation that we were suddenly going to resolve that here this afternoon, i think today was very constructive. without promising something that is not defined yet, without raising hopes that are inappropriate to raise. i want to be realistic. this is hard, tough stuff e and a very serious moment. but i would rather be where we are today than where we were yesterday. >> joining me now, the former ambassador to kbru crane under both george w. bush and president obama. and steven cohn, professor of slavic studies. the fact that russia is denying these are his troops there and that their uniforms are unmarked, is there possibly something hopeful in that, in
kerry was hoping he could broker a meeting between the russian foreign minister and the new ukrainian foreign minister, but the russian foreign minister would have known noneover it and claimed to the press that he had no idea that the ukrainian foreign minister was there. secretary kerry sounded optim t optimistic after his discussions today. >> i don't think any of us had the anticipation coming here at this moment of heightened confrontation that we were suddenly going to resolve that...
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this is prompting a blunt warning from john kerry. he says any military intervention in ukraine would be a grave mistake. secretary kerry spoke to nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> we're hoping that russia will not see this as sort of a continuation of the cold war. we don't see it that way. we do not believe this should be an east-west, russia-united states. this is not rocky iv. believe me. we don't see that way. >> now that east-west divide led to classes wednesday in ukraine. at issue, those who want ukraine closer to europe and those who are pro russia. >>> there is a word this morning that the nutritional panels that appear on all the foods that we buy are about to get a makeover. to i did michelle obama along with the head of the fda will announce proposed updates to the label as part of the first lady's push to help americans make healthier choices. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington with details. what kind of changes are we talking about here? >> betty, they're change that's will give us a bett
this is prompting a blunt warning from john kerry. he says any military intervention in ukraine would be a grave mistake. secretary kerry spoke to nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> we're hoping that russia will not see this as sort of a continuation of the cold war. we don't see it that way. we do not believe this should be an east-west, russia-united states. this is not rocky iv. believe me. we don't see that way. >> now that east-west divide led to...
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secretary of state john kerry joins me here in the treaty room. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you. >> a lot of cry says to cover, but first is ukraine. vladimir putin issued a drill to mobilize troops in western russia. how worried should we be about the military action into
secretary of state john kerry joins me here in the treaty room. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you. >> a lot of cry says to cover, but first is ukraine. vladimir putin issued a drill to mobilize troops in western russia. how worried should we be about the military action into
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number one is what kerry pointed out there. a symbolic gesture like suspending or kicking russia out of the g-8 and making it a g-7. they are announced they have suspended activity for the upcoming g-8 meeting what which was scheduled to be in russia and another step would be schedule another gech-7 meeting the same time and the other two options are economic. number one is some sort of sanctioning the three largest banks in russia are state-run bank and some isolation of those banks. we have seen the russian stock market has already cradled. a third and tougher thing to implement for the united states but an option they are looking at has to do with essentially convincing the european union to cancel their contracts with russia, their energy contracts. over time, maybe six months, maybe a year, but perhaps just the threat of that would get russia to move on this, but you would replace that -- those energy contracts with here in the united states and in the gulf states in the middle east. those are sort of the three realistic o
number one is what kerry pointed out there. a symbolic gesture like suspending or kicking russia out of the g-8 and making it a g-7. they are announced they have suspended activity for the upcoming g-8 meeting what which was scheduled to be in russia and another step would be schedule another gech-7 meeting the same time and the other two options are economic. number one is some sort of sanctioning the three largest banks in russia are state-run bank and some isolation of those banks. we have...
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john kerry gave a very pointed speech a couple of weekends ago about this, almost to the point writ's going to be hard for him to back away and give the president a recommendation for approval. and do you think that this state department report is credible? >> i think that there are flaws within the state department report, but i also want to say that if you actually look at the state department report it's a lot more balanced than the republican version of the report. the republican version of the report, if you listen to speaker boehner, is that this was a big, fat green light, there are no problems, just go on right ahead. and in fact the report says that the downstream effect of burning all this tar sands would be the equivalent, official correctly, of 5.6 million cars running out in the -- on the roads per year and that the pipeline at certain oil prices is the difference between all of that pollution and not. so, you know, i think that there are things that john kerry can find in that report that would support a decision not to go forward with the pipeline, and i think if you lo
john kerry gave a very pointed speech a couple of weekends ago about this, almost to the point writ's going to be hard for him to back away and give the president a recommendation for approval. and do you think that this state department report is credible? >> i think that there are flaws within the state department report, but i also want to say that if you actually look at the state department report it's a lot more balanced than the republican version of the report. the republican...
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that's why you see john kerry walk by. tamera, that argument is made often by businesses that say, listen, we're trying to also make living here. having the president of the united states use the awesome power of that office to push us to raise wages isn't fair. what would be your response to that? >> mcdonald's, it pick on one company h. over $5 million in profit last year. the idea that they can't afford to pay more, it doesn't pass the smell test. it is the government's job acting on behalf of americans to set the basic rules of the game in our economy. and long, minimum wage has long been one of those basic labor standards. we haven't updated it for almost a decade. and households, families are feeling that pinch. we need to give these workers a raise. >> quickly -- >> if i can say, first of all, i think your point about mcdonald's and other large companies is absolutely correct. i mean, come on. these guys are making a lot of money and can afford to pay more. but really, you know, from a business perspective, shouldn'
that's why you see john kerry walk by. tamera, that argument is made often by businesses that say, listen, we're trying to also make living here. having the president of the united states use the awesome power of that office to push us to raise wages isn't fair. what would be your response to that? >> mcdonald's, it pick on one company h. over $5 million in profit last year. the idea that they can't afford to pay more, it doesn't pass the smell test. it is the government's job acting on...
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>> reporter: i'm still shocked secretary kerry used the rocky reference in his interview with you. once i've gotten past that there have been incredible developments here over the past few -- last 24 hours or so. right now they seem to be calming down slightly, better than they were this morning. what happened overnight and early today, several gunmen, maybe 30 to 50 heavily armed, some with anti-tank weapons and sniper rifles took over the parliament in crimea. they hoisted the flag and have been barricading themselves in there all day. the speaker of the crimean parliament wants to hold a referendum that would decide crimea's fate. many of ethnic russians and want to join up with russia. there is a very large russian military base in crimea where russia has the authority to station its ships there and vehicles there, including armored vehicles and move around the crimea. there was considerable degree of panic today as people were seeing russian troops on the ground, russian apcs, are these new or did the russians invade, or are they just reinforcing or taking a stand in a territo
>> reporter: i'm still shocked secretary kerry used the rocky reference in his interview with you. once i've gotten past that there have been incredible developments here over the past few -- last 24 hours or so. right now they seem to be calming down slightly, better than they were this morning. what happened overnight and early today, several gunmen, maybe 30 to 50 heavily armed, some with anti-tank weapons and sniper rifles took over the parliament in crimea. they hoisted the flag and...
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secretary of state john kerry is on his way tonight to ukraine. he's on his way to kiev. tonight president obama has been holding high-level meetings with his national security team on the issue. earlier today reports surfaced that russia's black sea fleet commander, based in crimea, issued an ultimatum to the ukrainian military in crimea, threatening a full-on assault if they didn't surrender or change allegiances by 5:00 a.m. local time. the russians are denying that this threat happened in crimea, but local reporters at the scene say they did hear these threats on the loudspeakers from a russian ship. she say it was real if you heard it in real time. well, despite the russian denials, if that threat was real, and if the russians are planning on following through with it, i should note that the deadline of 5:00 a.m. local time that was issued by loudspeaker on that ship today, that would be right now, 10:00 p.m. eastern time here in the united states. all eyes on the black sea. watch this space.secretary of ss on his way to ukraine as the u.s. ratcheted up the priessure
secretary of state john kerry is on his way tonight to ukraine. he's on his way to kiev. tonight president obama has been holding high-level meetings with his national security team on the issue. earlier today reports surfaced that russia's black sea fleet commander, based in crimea, issued an ultimatum to the ukrainian military in crimea, threatening a full-on assault if they didn't surrender or change allegiances by 5:00 a.m. local time. the russians are denying that this threat happened in...
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john kerry as you see there is speaking right now in rome. we're going to be dipping in and out of those comments as news worthy things come out of it. he may well be following up on the president's comments that we just got out of covering on ukraine promising tougher sanctions and more economic aid. we'll keep you posted. but first, back here at home, developing news right now. here today, we thought the big story today at cpac, would be chris christie taking center stage and while that is indeed a big deal and will be all over it in just a few seconds, things started out with another unexpected bang. your eyes aren't deceiving you that's senator mitch mcconnell, the minority leader of the united states senate brandishing a gun on stage and handed it over to tom coburn. other headlines, chris christie, who was snubbed last year at this conference, today had a star speaking spot. the governor, who has been plagued by the bridgegate scandal wrapped up his address in the last hour. take a listen. >> we're about making government work. leadersh
john kerry as you see there is speaking right now in rome. we're going to be dipping in and out of those comments as news worthy things come out of it. he may well be following up on the president's comments that we just got out of covering on ukraine promising tougher sanctions and more economic aid. we'll keep you posted. but first, back here at home, developing news right now. here today, we thought the big story today at cpac, would be chris christie taking center stage and while that is...
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secretary john kerry is being sent to kiev tomorrow. >> this is an act of aggression that has completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th century behavior in the 21st century. russia is playing a very duplicitous game and very dangerous game. >> this is a photo the white house released of president obama and vladimir putin on the phone saturday, for what's been described as a tense 90 minutes. the day before the president warned that there will be consequences for the aggression, but what cost? republicans are skeptical. >> every time the president goes on national television and threatens putin or anyone like putin, everybody's eyes roll, including mine. we have a weak and indecisive president that invites aggression. >> i think putin is playing chess and i think we're playing marbles, and i don't think it's even close. if you look at the nuclear negotiations, we got our fannies handed to us. >> so much to talk about, let's bring in david rode and mark ginsburg. gentlemen, good morning. i'm sure you heard this called the biggest foreign challenge of the obama preside
secretary john kerry is being sent to kiev tomorrow. >> this is an act of aggression that has completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th century behavior in the 21st century. russia is playing a very duplicitous game and very dangerous game. >> this is a photo the white house released of president obama and vladimir putin on the phone saturday, for what's been described as a tense 90 minutes. the day before the president warned that there will be consequences...
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secretary of state john kerry told my colleague andrea mitchell that he hopes it doesn't pass. republicans, including mitt romney and the state's two senators also say it's not good for business. companies like apple, delta, american airlines and marriott are also opposed. even three of the republicans who voted for the bill, including one of its co sponsors, are backtracking in the face of the backlash. did i mention the super bowl? because that's at stake, too. you know that game that attracts 110 million viewers. that will be played in arizona next year. well, probably played in arizona next year. some business leaders are worried that a backlash could mmarr glendale. they say we do not support this legislation. so, yeah, there's a chance someone will have a worst super bowl than the broncos this year. sorry, denver. last night governor brewer tweeted, quote, i assure you as always i will do the right thing for the state of arizona. so the governor's going to pull a spike lee and do the right thing. that's great. but exactly what is the right thing, governor? governor brewer
secretary of state john kerry told my colleague andrea mitchell that he hopes it doesn't pass. republicans, including mitt romney and the state's two senators also say it's not good for business. companies like apple, delta, american airlines and marriott are also opposed. even three of the republicans who voted for the bill, including one of its co sponsors, are backtracking in the face of the backlash. did i mention the super bowl? because that's at stake, too. you know that game that...